Trochalus aereus
Species of beetle
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Trochalus aereus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
| Trochalus aereus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. aereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970 | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are glossy and brown to light brown, the darker parts usually with a metallic sheen. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is moderately and densely punctate. The elytra have mostly indistinct stripes of punctures, the spaces between these densely and somewhat irregularly punctured.[3]